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Fleet Forward Conference Announces Call for Papers
The Fleet Forward Conference is designed to educate fleet operators on fleet electrification, autonomous technology, connected vehicles, shared mobility, and other topics.
by Staff
March 24, 2020
Potential seminar topics could cover electric vehicles and infrastructure, connected vehicles, autonomous technology, last-mile mobility, IoT, shared mobility (pooling, carsharing, ride-hailing), Fleet Management as a Service, next-generation telematics, and more.
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Bobit Business Media, the world’s largest media company serving the fleet industry, announces a call for speakers and seminar proposals for the 2020 Fleet Forward Conference, convening Nov. 9-11 in San Jose.
The Fleet Forward Conference is designed to educate fleet operators of all types on mobility solutions to foster greater fleet efficiency; understand and assimilate new types of fleets forming to serve the evolving transportation ecosystem; and create, share, and implement best practices for new business models involving fleets on the path to autonomy.
Potential seminar topics could cover electric vehicles and infrastructure, connected vehicles, autonomous technology, last-mile mobility, IoT, shared mobility (pooling, carsharing, ride-hailing), Fleet Management as a Service, next-generation telematics, and more.
Click here to submit a proposal. The submission deadline is May 15, 2020. For a visual representation of the conference, view the 2019 recap video.
The 2020 Fleet Forward Conference convenes Nov. 9-11 at The Forager in San Jose.
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